The watch highlights how human value is often reduced to the market price of the objects we carry. Themes of Social Injustice

It serves as a symbol of status and "time" as a luxury.

Morayta uses a grounded, almost cynical tone to reflect the harshness of the streets.

A watch is meant to help one manage the future, yet the protagonist must sell it just to survive the present.

The money changer acts as a gatekeeper, profiting from the misfortune of those forced to liquidate their few prized possessions.